when I'm not shooting...

I'm knitting.

feeling witchy?

Yes I am; my latest knitting project, inspired by a girl's day out a few weekends ago. Going to try felting one and see how I like it.

before and after.

My favorite yarn is being discontinued, so, I've had a mad hunt for what will fit in my budget that I can stash, because thee are 100 things I'd like to do with it. I discovered the other day that it felts.. So make that 200 things I could do with it. I dont know which special projects I will chose to do, but I think a few coffee cozies are in order. This is what the yarn looks like knitted.....

...and felted.

Busy bee

I need to hang out in the clover more, it was hard to follow him and get good shots. I would like this more if the grass was not in front of the clover.



In line with yesterday's post; These are coffee cup covers, the red/orange one has been felted and the blue one had not yet. Both different yarn than the can cozy. see how the smaller one has shrunk? That is why you dont wash wool sweaters in the washing machine in hot water. Amazing isn't it?

knitwit

I knitted a can cozy to be felted as a teacher gift. (To felt you put a wool item from hot water to cold and agitate it.) The problem with this piece is the green dye was over powered by the mulberry color and after felting it was a sickly color all over. What I liked about it was the greens. I didn't take a picture of the "after".

adult knitting

The kind of knitting where you follow a pattern and have to pay attention. I'm a fly by the seat of my pants knitter: I check gauge, approximate the size , cast on and knit. Usually it all works out well in the end... usually. I decided to try a lace pattern for fun, and I loved it its simple pattern that yielded a lovely wheat like pattern. I decides to make a scarf for a teacher who is leaving our school and moving to Colorado. I hope she likes it.

round and round

Knitting in the round on small circular needles. About an inch done of a baby hat.